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Physical activity appears to be associated with a reduced risk or slower progression of several age-related conditions as well as improvements in overall health in older age, according to a commentary and four articles published in the January 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
knickee added an entry about lose weight : Yea soo i have been really busy with school lately. And its really starting to stress me out. So when i stress out i eat. =/ Monday and Tuesday I didnt do so good I started to lose focus I checked on the scale today And im still the same weight THANK GOD i didnt gain anything Cause i really thought i did. Well today was a different story Now im back on track and focus. And i did really good today. So yea i ate about 800 cal. I want to go run tomorrow morning. Haha we will see how that goes. I hope everyone is doing good.
Among women who survive to age 70 or older, those who regularly participated in physical activity during middle age appear more likely to be in better overall health. Qi Sun, M.D., Sc.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, and colleagues analyzed data from 13,535 participants in the Nurses' Health Study...
Jordyn Tate added an entry about lose weight : About the time I was leaving middle school and entering high school, I lost 52 pounds just over the summer. I didn’t change anything except eating right, drinking water, eating when I was hungry, exercising, etc. I went from 202 pounds to 150 pounds that summer. I was ecstatic! I kept it off until sophomore year. I started doing the whole dating thing, and I got way too comfortable. I am currently 210 pounds (the biggest I’ve ever been) and in my senior year of high school. I don’t look that much, but I know that it’s there. I’m joining the track team and going to France over the summer, so I need to get in shape. My goal is 125 pounds. That’s 85 pounds to lose. I know I will lose a lot fast, because I’ve been doing track conditioning with the team. The season starts in March. I know I wont reach my goal by then, but I want to be in shape. If I go by the old 2 pounds a week rule, I’ll reach my goal by November 29th, 2010. I know I can lose about 3.5 pounds a week though, so I’m aiming for my weight loss goal before that. My boyfriend of almost 4 months is going to help me along with a friend from the track team. The day my boyfriend can bench me, is the day I will be completely satisfied (we both win; I lose weight and he gets stronger). I’ll post at least once a day, and I’ll link my FitDay overview so everyone can see my calorie intake, my calories burned, and my overall weight loss. I start tomorrow! Sorry for the wall of text. Good luck to everyone else! :)
One year of once- or twice-weekly resistance training appears to improve attention and conflict resolution skills among older women. Teresa Liu-Ambrose, Ph.D., P.T., of Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and colleagues studied 155 women age 65 to 75...
Moderate or high physical activity appears to be associated with a lower the risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults after a two-year period. Thorleif Etgen, M.D...
Women age 65 or older assigned to an exercise program for 18 months appeared to have denser bones and a reduced risk of falls, but not a reduced cardiovascular disease risk, compared with women in a control group. Wolfgang Kemmler, Ph.D., and colleagues at Freidrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, studied a total of 246 older women...
maryfrogger added an entry about lose weight : I’m currently 180 pounds, I’d like to get to 125. I was always a fat kid, but for the first time in my life i can look back on a time (2006) when i was fitter, happier, healthier and more social. It came after a 2 month backpacking trip through europe with 2 of very athletic and beautiful friends. Company made the difference. People treat you differently. I want to feel diffrently. My goal is to be bikini ready (size 8/10) by Mid May. [aprox. 3 months]. I am currently a size 14/16.
Using combined and intensive treatments and restructuring care to treat obesity like other chronic diseases may help primary care clinicians and patients better address the condition, according to a commentary and three articles published in the January 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
Combining an anti-hypertension diet with exercise and weight loss counseling may result in increased reduction in high blood pressure along with other benefits. James A. Blumenthal, Ph.D., of Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., and colleagues studied 144 overweight or obese patients with high blood pressure...
About one-third of adults with extreme obesity benefited after two years of an intensive medical management program conducted by primary care clinicians. Donna H. Ryan, M.D., of Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, La., and colleagues trained seven primary care physicians and one research clinic in obesity management...
A low-carbohydrate diet appears to be associated with substantial weight loss similar to that produced by a combination of the weight-loss drug orlistat and a low-fat diet, but may be more effective in reducing blood pressure. William S. Yancy Jr., M.D., M.H.S., and colleagues at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C...
A new weight-loss supplement tested by the University of Oklahoma Health and Exercise Science Department has the potential to burn as many calories as a 20-minute walk, according to Joel T. Cramer, assistant professor of exercise physiology...
Gail Donnelly's classmates nicknamed her "Knobby" because she was so skinny all her bones seemed to poke out from under her skin. But when Donnelly turned 27, that once knobby frame disappeared under mysteriously ballooning weight. Her diet hadn't changed, she was still walking several miles a day, but she gained 50 pounds in just six months. Her doctor thought the cause was ovarian cysts...
High school pitchers who go full-speed the first day or week of spring training may be headed down the road to serious injury. "A large number of high school athletes take the winter off and just go out and start throwing as hard as they can," said Matt Holland, a physical therapist with The Methodist Center for Sports Medicine in Houston...
The levels of an inflammatory chemokine were significantly elevated in patients with pancreatic cancer who were extremely obese, according to research conducted by scientists at the Jefferson Pancreatic, Biliary and Related Cancers Center. They presented their data at the 5th Annual Academic Surgical Congress, held in San Antonio. Studies have shown that obesity is correlated with inflammation...
Fat tissue in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome produces an inadequate amount of the hormone that regulates how fats and glucose are processed, promoting increased insulin resistance and inflammation, glucose intolerance, and greater risk of diabetes and heart disease, according to a study conducted at the Center for Androgen-Related Research and Discovery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center...
Australian scientists have paved the way for animal-human transplants in as little as five years, after keeping pig lungs alive and functioning with human blood.
My favorite lunch -- a bowl of romaine lettuce topped with chopped apple, grapes, cucumber, tomato, avocado, and either chopped walnuts or sliced almonds. Sometimes, I'll get a little crazy and throw in a few dried cranberries! And, I top it all off with a very small splurge of my most beloved poppyseed dressing. (Briana's, if you're wondering.) It's...